My memory of Giant Gonzalez is him being last major WWF guy to not have any entrance music (well, before Dolph briefly did the "I don't need a cool entrance" schtick a few months back) but I think this might be a Shazam type thing and I'm just thinking of Andre The Giant.

I just remember a few notes from his entrance at WM9. Sounded way more ominous outside, somehow. Now it just seems like a keyboard pre-setting. Total opposite of Evil Demolition, whose music I hope is on one of these because the heel run with Crush was some hall of fame badass.

Maybe it's the middle brass (french horns maybe?) but I can't mentally keep the original Mountie theme and Ludvig Borga's theme (Finnish national anthem FFS) straight in my head. When I actually play them, I'm okay and can differentiate them.

- A cadaver in a casket because "sometimes I have to take my work home with me"- Bearer sitting on a baller throne and putting his feet up on said casket ("He won't mind.")- A cabinet with soda bottles filled with the blood of his "clients" conveniently labeled with their names because he's apparently a vampire?- A framed picture of The Undertaker (of course)

A look into one of the first VHS releases for the WWF. Featuring legends like Chief Jay Strongbow, Haystacks Calhoun and Ray Stevens in action, plus a hard hitting clash between Tito Santana and Greg Valentine, a pair of battle royals, a ten man tag team contest with Andre the Giant as a centerpiece, a violent brawl with the JYD and Jimmy Snuka fighting Bob Orton and Roddy Piper and other action!

Bloopers, Bleeps, Bodyslams: A little amusement. The jobber losing his toupee was a highlight. Good option for someone who wants to see Tuesday Night Titan highlights without slogging through full episodes.

Grudge Match '86 is full of feuds, blood and brawls including Terry Funk's troubles with the JYD, Hulk Hogan's tussle with Don Muraco, a pair of hard hitting Greg Valentine and Tito Santana bouts for the IC title, Bruno Sammartino butting heads with Billy Graham and Ivan Koloff, and the Hogan/Piper rivalry coming to a head!

"Inside the Steel Cage" has some classic matches. Randy Savage and Adrian Adonis fighting Bruno Sammartino and Tito Santana is the stand out. Andre vs. Studd is like a monster movie come to life, Piper brawling with Bruno is great fun. The classic endings to Santana against Valentine and Muraco defending the IC title against Snuka are worth the inclusion, plus we get Hogan, Backlund and Bruno title defenses!

Kind of a waste of time. Highlight was my three year old daughter sitting with me. On George "The Animal" Steele: "He's got hair like your's!" When Roddy Piper attacked Bruno Sammartino, she was peppering me with questions about how Bruno would need a new shirt. Kids are fun.

WWF "Grand Slams" is a solid starting point for anyone who wants to see some of the best and most famous moments from the early to mid-80's in the WWF. Clips include: Tito and Greg Valentine ending their long feud, Piper taunting Mr. T, Wendi Richter being screwed out of the Women's title, MIDGETS, World title changes, tag title turmoil, Macho Man stealing the IC title from Santana, Gorilla Monsoon boxes Andre the Giant, Ali confronts Monsoon, the Birth of Hulkamania, 3 battle royals, an irate Andre battering Killer Khan, Snuka's cage dive and more!!

"Villians of the Squared Circle" sees an early dose of evil Jake the Snake, a bloody fight with Pedro Morales and Animal Steele, Andre squares off with an NFL star nearly as large as he is, Captain Lou takes a beating from Gorilla Monsoon, Don Muraco looks for a porker to screw, highlights from an angle that Mid-South mocked on their TV soon after, Roddy Piper's greatest hits, Macho Man's conniving victory over IC champ Tito Santana, an American hero falls short, Andre falls to Studd and Bundy's assault, and we close with a haircut that spawned months of violence!

"Wrestling's Superheroes" is a mix of MSG gems like Roddy Piper facing Rick Rude in a really good cage match, as well as the Ultimate Warrior battling Randy Savage in a champion vs. champion bout where Savage pinballs for his beastly foe. Other than that we see PPV and SNME repeats with Hogan butting heads with Hercules, the Powers of Pain knocking around Demolition, and Jimmy Snuka tangling with the Hammer.

"Supertape" sees former AWA and NWA champions squaring off in a WWF ring, "No Holds Barred" comes to life as Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan battle the Macho King and Zeus in a steel cage, The Million Dollar Man tangles with Jake the Snake, Tito Santana grapples with "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Tugboat debuts, and the Bushwackers face off with 3 different teams who can't match the Wackers technical wizardry in the ring.

"Supertape" sees former AWA and NWA champions squaring off in a WWF ring, "No Holds Barred" comes to life as Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan battle the Macho King and Zeus in a steel cage, The Million Dollar Man tangles with Jake the Snake, Tito Santana grapples with "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Tugboat debuts, and the Bushwackers face off with 3 different teams who can't match the Wackers technical wizardry in the ring.

I rented that one something like five times when I was a kid. Invasion '92, WrestleFest '91, Supertape '92, and Supertape 4 were other very common rentals.

I have major recency bias because I watched these somewhat recently, but until around the time Piper returns, I feel like these tapes were filled with half ass performances. The ones after that are so fun though.

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koab [8:27 PM]damn i thought you guys were good little cucks who would shit themselfs so a POC could peacefully protest

"World Tour '90' sees a loaded compilation of solid wrestling and amusing action. Hulk Hogan batters Sherri Martel almost as much as the Macho Man in their encounter. Even the announcers struggle to justify Hogan's actions. Jim Duggan and the Honky Tonk Man have a "so bad it's good" encounter with lazy, sloppy action and a super hot crowd, Ted Dibiase battles the Ultimate Warrior with a "bizarro world" crowd as the Japanese audience embraces the Million Dollar Man, The Rockers and Rougeaus engage in a fun affair, Bret Hart suffers a legit injury - yet still gets a good match out of Dino Bravo, plus Jimmy Snuka is the featured superstar in the "profile" segment, giving us the gift of mat classics with Boris Zhukov and the Honky Tonk Man!!

Wrestlefest 90:"Rowdy" Roddy Piper clashes with the Macho King in a rare encounter between two of the biggest stars ever... Mr. Perfect plays pinball for the Hulkster....The Earthquake and Dino Bravo try to maul the Ultimate Warrior....a spotlight on the Hart Foundation sees them face off with the Powers of Pain, The Rockers and members of Jimmy Hart's entourage....Beefcake attempts to give the Model a new hairstyle...plus Jake the Snake partners with the Ultimate Warrior to face Akeem and the Million Dollar Man!

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!-Ol'Hacksaw battles Communism as Vince McMahon promotes a MAGA agenda on national TV in 1988. -The origins of Duggan's feud with Harley Race is shown, followed by their epic brawl at the Slammys and a darn good match between the two men from MSG!- Andre the Giant and Hacksaw have a bloody confrontation on TV, leading to a house show match being shown between the big lugs. - We close up show with Dino Bravo stinking up the place while facing Jim in a battle of rest holds. - TOUGH GUY!!

Idk why I thought it was a good idea. It's either matches I've seen before that aren't particularly good (except the Ladder Match at WM X, which I have seen a zillion times) and Razor Ramon quarter assing dark matches. Some nice shots of Gorilla Monsoon and Stan Lane chilling on top of Titan Towers between matches, I guess.

Highlight is Johnny Polo and Gorilla Monsoon's commentary on Razor Ramon Vs Crush. It's basically annoying Gen Xer Polo pestering grouchy baby boomer Gorilla Monsoon. At one point, Polo acknowledges Crush was the 3rd man for Demoliton, which seems astonishing for '94 WWF. WWF simultaneously seemed to be stuck in contentious lawsuits with Demolition while starting rumors that Crush was going to start a new Demoliton in the mid '90s. I'm assuming there's a Something to Wrestle With where they talk about it.

HBK/Virgil was PRETTY GOOD. HBK sold like a champ for Virg's mediocre offense and made him look like a killer before getting the duke.

THE BERZERKER is next. Sean Mooney and Lord Alfred Hayes talk about how the crowd in silent awe of the Berzerker. The Berzerker had no theme music to add to discussion of name wrestlers who didn't have theme music in the '90s

He is facing the man he tried to murder (to die into death match thread I'm about to post) The Undertaker

Lord Alfred Hayes: In Europe, The Undertaker is regarded a sex symbol.

Was a bit agog at the show opening with a Nasty Boys/Money Inc match then later in the tape, featuring them teaming up with Repo Man against El Matador and High Energy. But Sean Mooney tries to cover up for these videos non continuity by being incredulous that the Nasty Boys would reunite with Jimmy Hart after everything.

HEY! This match is from The Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME. Hell yeah.

And there's a running storyline of Mean Gene and Bobby The Brain's (RIP homies) car breaking down (RIP their car in '93 too) and them not knowing how to fix it. So yeah, you should watch this ish yesterday, my dude.